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The Inner Circle is a 1946 American film noir mystery film directed by Philip Ford starring Adele Mara, Warren Douglas, William Frawley and Ricardo Cortez. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures.
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Directed by | Philip Ford (as Phil Ford) |
Written by | Leonard St. Clair, Lawrence Taylor |
Screenplay by | Dorrell McGowan Stuart E. McGowan |
Produced by | William J. O'Sullivan (as Wm J. O'Sullivan) |
Starring | Adele Mara Warren Douglas William Frawley Ricardo Cortez |
Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
Music by | Mort Glickman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
editA secretary frames a private investigator (Warren Douglas) for murder to deflect suspicion away from her younger sister.
Cast
edit- Adele Mara as Geraldine Travis, alias Gerry Smith
- Warren Douglas as Johnny Strange
- William Frawley as Det. Lt. Webb
- Ricardo Cortez as Duke York
- Virginia Christine as Rhoda Roberts
- Ken Niles as Ken, Radio Announcer
- Will Wright as Henry Boggs
- Dorothy Adams as Emma Wilson
- Martha Montgomery as Anne Travis Lowe
- Edward Gargan as Parking Ticket Cop
- Fred Graham as Duke's Henchman
- Eddie Parker as Duke's Henchman
- Robert J. Wilke as Police Officer Cummings
Reception
editA Variety critic wrote, "The Inner Circle hasn't much to recommend it. Even whodunit addicts will turn a quizzical eyebrow at the tangled, illogical, and crudely put-together story".[1]
References
edit- ^ "The Inner Circle". Variety. New York City, New York, USA. 10 September 1946. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
External links
edit- The Inner Circle at IMDb
- The Inner Circle is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- The Inner Circle at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Inner Circle at AllMovie
- The Inner Circle at the TCM Movie Database
- The Inner Circle at Rotten Tomatoes